In March of 1919 the National Woman Suffrage Association created the League of Women Voters as an Auxiliary organization and Minnesota granted women the right to vote in Presidential elections only. On September 8, Minnesota ratified the 19th Amendment. The following February 14, the National League of Women Voters becomes an independent organization. Two months later, the National League of Women Voters chair, Mrs. Maud Wood Parker, and other State and District League officers visit Anoka to organize an Anoka County League. Anoka was one of three cities besides Minneapolis and St. Paul selected for a possible chapter. Read more in this great booklet!